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Drink + Stay at The Distillery Inn

By Rebecca Gart

Ever heard of a destination distillery? Me neither. But that’s just what the Marble Distilling Co. has dubbed itself. This liquor manufacturer in the heart of the Roaring Fork Valley happens to house a posh, five-room hotel called The Distillery Inn. “Carbondale is such a great little town with so many amenities, but it didn’t have any ‘nice’ places to stay,” says co-owner Connie Baker. “So when working on the design for the distillery building, we included a boutique hotel.”

Baker and her partners built the zero-waste distillery in 2015. It sources 90 percent of its grain from within a mile, with the rest coming from elsewhere in Colorado. The distillery uses water from the Crystal River, filtered through calcite Yule marble to makes its small-batch spirits, thus the name Marble Distillery. The Inn features cozy fireplaces, free craft-liqueur samples, Nespresso machines and a rain shower in each room, plus creative vacation packages. 150 Main Street, Carbondale

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Browse. Buy. Eat. Discover. See what's new and trending, plus tips for great local finds. CH&L editor at large Rebecca Gart shares her favorite discoveries from around the state of Colorado.

A former reporter for The Daily Camera in Boulder, and writer/editor for InLine magazine and Delicious Living, Rebecca has also written for Cooking Light and Natural Health. She currently writes about what’s trending in home design, food, lifestyle, beauty and shopping for CH&L. In her spare time, Rebecca enjoys traveling, cooking, reading, snowshoeing, skiing, biking and playing tennis. She and her husband Ken have three children.